Cylinder sleeve assembly for engine block

Abstract

It is described herein a cylinder sleeve assembly for an engine. The cylinder sleeve assembly may comprise a plurality of cylinder sleeves and a plurality of junctures. Each cylinder sleeve of the plurality of cylinder sleeves may comprise an outer cylinder sleeve wall, and an inner cylinder sleeve wall. Each juncture of the plurality of junctures connects two adjacent cylinder sleeves of the plurality of cylinder sleeves.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cylinder sleeve assembly ( 10 ) for an engine block ( 5 ) comprising:
 a plurality of cylinder sleeves comprising at least a first cylinder sleeve ( 100 ) and a second cylinder sleeve ( 200 ) adjacent to the first cylinder sleeve wherein each cylinder sleeve of the plurality of cylinder sleeves comprises an outer cylinder sleeve wall ( 11 ), an inner cylinder sleeve wall ( 12 ), a cylinder first end ( 13 ), a cylinder second end ( 14 ), and a cylinder length dimension ( 15 ) spanning from the cylinder first end to the cylinder second end; and   at least one juncture wherein each juncture ( 20 ) of the at least one juncture connects two adjacent cylinder sleeves of the plurality of cylinder sleeves, each juncture of the at least one juncture comprises a juncture length dimension ( 21 ) in parallel with the cylinder length dimension, and the juncture length dimension is less than or equal to the cylinder length dimension.   
     
     
         2 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 1 , wherein at least one cylinder sleeve of the plurality of cylinder sleeves has a first outside diameter ( 16 ) beginning at the cylinder first end and extending along a first portion of the cylinder length dimension ( 15 A), and a second outside diameter ( 17 ) beginning at the cylinder second end and extending along a second portion of the cylinder length dimension ( 15 B) wherein the first outside diameter is greater than the second outside diameter, the first portion of the cylinder length dimension and the second portion of the cylinder length dimension do not overlap, and a sum of the first portion of the cylinder length dimension and the second portion of the cylinder length dimension equals at least 95% of the cylinder length dimension. 
     
     
         3 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the sum of the first portion of the cylinder length dimension and the second portion of the cylinder length dimension equals at least 99% of the cylinder length dimension. 
     
     
         4 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the sum of the first portion of the cylinder length dimension and the second portion of the cylinder length dimension equals 100% of the cylinder length dimension. 
     
     
         5 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each cylinder sleeve of the plurality of cylinder sleeves has a first outside diameter ( 16 ) beginning at the cylinder first end and extending along a first portion of the cylinder length dimension ( 15 A), and a second outside diameter ( 17 ) beginning at the cylinder second end and extending along a second portion of the cylinder length dimension ( 15 B) wherein the first outside diameter is greater than the second outside diameter, the first portion of the cylinder length dimension and the second portion of the cylinder length dimension do not overlap, and a sum of the first portion of the cylinder length dimension and the second portion of the cylinder length dimension equals at least 95% of the cylinder length dimension. 
     
     
         6 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the sum of the first portion of the cylinder length dimension and the second portion of the cylinder length dimension equals at least 99% of the cylinder length dimension. 
     
     
         7 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the sum of the first portion of the cylinder length dimension and the second portion of the cylinder length dimension equals 100% of the cylinder length dimension. 
     
     
         8 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the outer cylinder sleeve wall of at least one cylinder sleeve of the plurality of cylinder sleeves comprises at least one radial fin ( 18 ). 
     
     
         9 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the outer cylinder sleeve wall of each cylinder sleeve of the plurality of cylinder sleeves comprises at least one radial fin ( 18 ). 
     
     
         10 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 1 , wherein at least one juncture of the at least one juncture comprises at least one vertical through hole ( 22 ) passing through the juncture in a vertical through hole plane substantially in parallel with the juncture length dimension. 
     
     
         11 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each juncture of the at least one juncture comprises at least one vertical through hole ( 22 ) passing through the juncture in a vertical through hole plane substantially in parallel with the juncture length dimension. 
     
     
         12 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 1 , wherein at least one juncture of the at least one juncture comprises at least one horizontal through hole ( 23 ) passing through the juncture in a horizontal through hole plane substantially perpendicular to the juncture length dimension. 
     
     
         13 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each juncture of the at least one juncture comprises at least one horizontal through hole ( 23 ) passing through the juncture in a horizontal through hole plane substantially perpendicular to the juncture length dimension. 
     
     
         14 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 1 , wherein at least one cylinder sleeve of the plurality of cylinder sleeves further comprises a flange ( 30 ) extending from a third portion of the outer cylinder sleeve wall located at the cylinder first end, said flange having a flange top surface ( 31 ) oriented in a first direction corresponding to the cylinder first end and a flange bottom surface ( 32 ) oriented in a second direction corresponding to the cylinder second end. 
     
     
         15 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the flange comprises a flange groove ( 33 ) located in the flange top surface. 
     
     
         16 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the flange comprises a plurality of flange through holes ( 34 ) passing from the flange top surface through the flange to the flange bottom surface wherein each flange through hole of the plurality of flange through holes is substantially in parallel with the cylinder length dimension. 
     
     
         17 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each cylinder sleeve of the plurality of cylinder sleeves further comprises a flange ( 30 ) extending from a third portion of the outer cylinder sleeve wall located at the cylinder first end, said flange having a flange top surface ( 31 ) oriented in a first direction corresponding to the cylinder first end and a flange bottom surface ( 32 ) oriented in a second direction corresponding to the cylinder second end. 
     
     
         18 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the flange comprises a flange groove ( 33 ) located in the flange top surface. 
     
     
         19 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the flange comprises a plurality of flange through holes ( 34 ) passing from the flange top surface through the flange to the flange bottom surface wherein each flange through hole of the plurality of flange through holes is substantially in parallel with the cylinder length dimension. 
     
     
         20 . The cylinder sleeve assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said cylinder sleeve assembly is inserted into the engine block.